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There is a reason this is my favorite R.E.M. song. One of the things I always loved about this song is the reference to Amanita--which is the genus of several exceptionally deadly mushrooms, including the one commonly known as the Destroying Angel. I always get this image of these mushrooms popping up among the flowers--something deadly and nasty that appears overnight and unbidden. Its the creepy element in a song thats generally pretty and peaceful and that creepiness is utterly appropriate. Its even a pretty word, with a slightly Latino feel, and I suspect a lot of people dont necessarily recognize what it really means. These days, I like the metaphor of the United States as the Destroying Angel, which is completely appropriate here too. Flowers cover the graves of the people who were killed by the United States-backed military regime in Guatemala. The United States government backed a coup in 1954 that overthrew a democratically-elected government in Guatemala and replaced it with a fascist dictatorship. Many years of extreme suffering were the result. youtube/watch?v=IGI0v1Ul7eo Kate Sparrow

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